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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet
NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?
While it’s a fact that’s hardly ever acknowledged, the assumption in fisheries management is that if the population of a stock of fish isn’t at some arbitrary level, it’s because of too much fishing. Hence the term “overfished.” Hence the mandated knee jerk reaction of the fisheries managers to not enough fish; cut back on fishing. What of other factors? They don’t count. It’s all about fishing, because fishing is all that the managers can control; it’s their Maslow’s Hammer. When it comes to the oceans it seems as if it’s about all that the industry connected mega-foundations that support the anti-fishing ENGOs with hundreds of millions of dollars a year in “donations” are interested in controlling. Read the article here
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Alaska fish processors chase Japanese market for an unusual product — cod semen
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Southeast Alaska commercial salmon harvest 4 times higher than last year
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Tampa Police searching for missing boat Captain
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‘What Happened in Craig’: Trying to piece together one of the state’s most perplexing murder mysteries
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Federal rule could upend states’ shark fin bans.
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Unusual describes this year’s shrimp season in Mississippi.
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November referendum would dedicate $7 million in public money to Maine seafood and lobster processing.
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What Happened To Andy Hillstrand From Deadliest Catch?
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It’s a keeper: Louisiana lifestyle show ‘Out Da’ Bayou’ to debut on Discovery Channel Saturday
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Childhood ended early in Cohasset
In the 19th century, it was not unusual for Cohasset children to work in the fishing industry.,,, We know of one boy, Francis Pratt, who at age Read More » -
Fishing industry leaders voice offshore wind farm concerns to Trump interior secretary
Industry representatives voiced a raft of concerns with offshore wind, including the safety of commercial and recreational boaters navigating the waters, issues towing fishing nets through Read More » -
Decades in the making, salmon-deboning Pinbone Wizard ready for market
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A cold snap can’t stop him… and sea scallops fear him! I asked, “Do you love it?” And Captain Zach Storer admitted he did love it…
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SSC: Scientists Recommend Management Options for South Pacific Albacore, False Killer Whales, Hawai`i Bottomfish
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